Monday, 28 October 2013

This cuddly jumper is proving to be quite a challenge. It's not the neatest looking thing in the world, but I'm more pleased that I've got the pattern right! Had to restart it once...and re-do numerous rows. My ability to watch tv and not lose count is getting better however.

This is the back so far, and despite a slightly wobbly bottom line it's not looking too bad. It is getting heavy though! I can't wait to get it finished and cuddle up in it, I think I'll definitely stay warm through winter with this on.

Thursday, 24 October 2013

For such a tasty cookie, this recipe is dead simple. The most difficult part was probably chopping the chocolate into small pieces! I know, I probably need sharper knives.

Ingredients:

100g (4 oz) margarine

75g (3 oz) golden caster sugar

175g (6 oz) self raising flour

100g (4 oz) chocolate orange chips

2 tbsp ground cinnamon

2 tbsp milk

This recipe makes around 16 - 18, depending on your cookie sizes.

1. Heat oven to 180°C, 350°F, gas mark 4. Grease two baking trays.2. Chop the chocolate orange into small pieces.3. Beat the margarine until soft, add the sugar and cream together until light and fluffy.4. Stir in the flour, chocolate chips, cinnamon and milk and mix well.5. Place spoonfuls of the mixture onto the baking trays. Flatten them a bit if you want a more normal shaped cookie, and bake for 8-10 mins. When done remove from the tray immediately and place on a wire rack to cool.And then enjoy!

Sainsbury's are selling Chocolate Orange's for £1 at the mo so nab them if you can. I used less than half of the orange too with these cookies, you don't need too many chips. If you can find orange chocolate chips then even better!

Tuesday, 22 October 2013

A while ago I visited the little Cornish town of Looe. It was delightful, everything you want in a break away from the city. The views alone were spectacular. I didn't get a go in a boat (unless you count a ferry across the harbour!) but there's always next time... As you might guess I took quite a few photo's whilst there.

There were a lot of house names dotted around Looe, many of them hand painted so I of course took lots of photos of those!